Why did Matt Gaetz withdraw as Trump's attorney general pick?
Just over a week after President-elect Donald Trump named Matt Gaetz as his intended nominee for attorney general, the now-former congressman has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
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